Corporate development and environmental degradation
Large number of industrial projects have been delayed
More economic than conservationist
Leave coal in the hole, oil in the soil and tar in the sands
Halalt First Nation blockaded the Chemainus River to protect their aquifers
Gay and Lesbian Rights
Protests for gay rights took place with small demonstrations in Ottawa and Vancouver demanding
an end to all forms of state discrimination against gays and lesbians
1981 raids led to the establishing Lesbian and Gay Pride Day in Toronto
After various protests, Ontario added sexual orientation to the Canadian Human Rights Act in 1986
Yukon and Manitoba added sexual orientation in the following year
Pierre Trudeau proposes amendments to the Criminal Code which would get rid of the laws against homosexuality.
1969: Trudeau's amendments pass into the Criminal Code, decriminalizing homosexuality in Canada!
Human Rights
Concept is found in every culture
Emperor Ashoka converted to buddhism and promoted tolerance and individual freedom
Canada is a strong voice for the protection of human rights and the advancement of democratic values
Central role in the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Children's Rights
1959, Declaration on the Rights of the Child was first UN statement soley for children's rights
legally binding convention
Convention on The Rights of a Child
Recognize anyone under the age of 18 as a child
Free children from child labour, child poverty, and domestic violence
Women's Rights
Persons case
Famous 5
Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise Crummy McKinney and Irene
Parlby
Given voting rights in 1919
Married Women’s Protective Act, passed in Alberta in 1911 by Emily Murphy
Manitoba became the first province to grant women the right to vote and run for
office in 1916
Aboriginal Rights
1951, the Indian Act allowed aboriginals to possess and drink alcohol for the first time
1960s, Aboriginals given the right to vote in federal elections